Spring/Summer 2020!

Information for Schools

It’s 2020 and Tanglewood has even more wonderful woodland programmes to share

with you and your amazing children this Spring and Summer!

Teddy Bears Picnic EYFS

Venture through our magical woodland looking for the Tanglewood Teddies! A beautiful half

or full day of story telling and fun activities based on how woodland animals survive.

Key concepts: Imagination, speaking and listening, creativity, social skills and

understanding of the natural world

Enchanted Woods EYFS/KS1

Our most popular programme. Did you know Tanglewood has magical fairies and dragons?

Come and search our woodland for a very cheeky dragon called Norris, build fairy houses

and meet the Bogats! For a full day enjoy stories, songs and toasting marshmallows around

a campfire. A perfect day to watch those little imaginations grow.

Key concepts: Imagination, speaking/listening, creativity, social skills and understanding

of the natural world.

Nature Detectives KS1 After a short presentation on wildlife and trees, go on a woodland adventure using all of

your senses. A great programme for introducing the children to new surroundings. We will

hunt for minibeasts, create animal homes and play games.

Key concepts: Habitats, identification, camouflage, adaptations, trees, plants and animals,

senses

Hello to Habitats! KS1/KS2

KS1 After a woodland habitat presentation, venture through our woods identifying trees,

plants and animal signs. The children will discover habitats, learn about food chains and

germination and enjoy the art of minibeast hunting. After lunch enjoy fun seasonal activities.

KS2 Take an in depth look at flora and fauna. Investigate animal adaptations, and food chains

and learn about photosynthesis. You will also participate in various seasonal habitat activities.

Pond dipping available at certain sites, please enquire.

Key concepts: Habitats, hibernation, trees, identification, care of the environment, food chains

Natures Palette EYFS/KS1/KS2

This programme is all about art — outside art! We venture in to the woods, get inspired and

create some amazing natural masterpieces for your school. You will be amazed at how I

imaginative the children become and what we achieve individually and as a group.

Key concepts: Imagination, art and design, speaking and listening, creativity, social skills

and understanding of the natural world

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Tanglewood Rocks! KS2

Discover how the soil and rocks of our woodlands affect how trees and plants survive. Learn

about the uses of rock products and the ways in which the ground beneath benefits us in

everyday life. Have a go at creating your own soil and bug hunt with a difference! Activities

also include creating your very own plaster cast fossil to take home with you.

Key concepts: Habitats, soils, rocks and fossils, rock products, forest cycle, materials

Tangle up! If you see 2 separate activities you like the look of, let us know and we can create a day that

suits your requirements.

Art and habitats or archery and minibeasts! The choice is yours!

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“Shake off Sats” Tangled Team building fun! KS2

What better way to bring the class together than to take part in an action packed half

day of team building . Link this half day with another programme for a real Tanglewood

treat. Full of fun activities and challenges ensuing the children work together, help each

other and build confidence for the school year ahead.

Forest Survival KS2

Have you got what it takes to survive in the woods? Test your team work by building shelters,

making fire and inventing a way to escape the woods! This series of challenges is a fantastic

way of not only getting your children working together but also problem solving to the max!

Key concepts: Survival, teamwork, problem solving, communication skills, co-operation

Stone Age KS2

Step back in time to the Stone Age and discover how life used to be. Create your own tribe

and learn how to be a “hunter gatherer”. Build a temporary shelter, forage for food…lets

hope it isn't poisonous, stalk a sabre tooth cat, learn how to create fire and much, much

more.

Key concepts: Survival, teamwork, problem solving, communication skills, co-operation,

materials, habitats

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*NEW* Rainforest / Our Forest

This brand new programme links perfectly with the national curriculum. Compare a British

woodland with a rainforest and discover how species from both survive. End the day by

creating some beautiful rainforest art to take back to school with you.

Key concepts: Germination, materials, habitats, identification, plants and animals, senses,

creativity, imagination, wood products, forest cycle

Half day:

£175

class (30 pu-

10

(includes room

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Tanglewood Times — Latest News!

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Tanglewood are keen to reduce the amount of plastic

waste created from single use plastic bottles, often

brought in with packed lunches. We do understand the

amount of organising a school trip takes, but we

wanted you to know we have plenty of cups and endless

supplies of water for drinks throughout the day.

Hopefully this gives you one less thing to worry about

and one less thing for each child to carry .

Monday 27th April 2020

EYFS and KS1 Tanglewood Training Course for Teachers/TA’s!

9.15—12.15 Marquis Drive, Visitors Centre, Cannock Chase

“Bringing the inside out.”

Who said a classroom has to be inside? This course offers

oodles of fun, interactive learning ideas to take away with you.

Discover how to use the simplest of outdoor surroundings with

very little (if any) equipment. And no! You don’t have to be

Forest School trained!

All activities take place outside and are linked with the National

Curriculum.

This relaxed, fun course will help you look at day to day

learning from a child’s perspective and will show you how you

can use your schools surroundings to the max.

No trees required!

£50 per adult

To book your place or to find out more, please contact

info@tanglewooddays.com

www.tanglewooddays.com

/tanglewooddays

Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, Tissington, Derbyshire, North Staffs/Peak District, Your school

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School Visits

Half day: £175 per class (30 pupils)

10 – 12pm (includes room hire)

Full day: £200 per class (30 pupils)

10 – 2pm (includes room hire)

Smaller groups, please call to discuss

For information or to make a booking,

please call

Forest schools/Tissington & North Staffs bookings/

finance/general enquiries 07989 492768

Cannock Chase bookings/Cannock Chase bookings/

general enquiries 07752 655137

Cannock Chase bookings/Cannock Chase bookings/

general enquiries 07850 913389

Email info@tanglewooddays.com

Last autumn we were thrilled to secure funding from Derbyshire County Council’s 5 Ways

to Well Being Programme to run a series of forest school sessions for Home Educated (HE)

children at our woods in Tissington in the Peak District. This was a huge success as you

will see from the comments below:

Lyndsey, one of the parents said, “It was fantastic for participants to meet other HE families, for our children to socialise and

be in an environment that fosters independence and confidence. It helped my daughter with special needs (asd) socialise with

other children in a non-competitive environment and build her social skills.”

“Harry had the chance to connect with and find his own interests and follow them freely - climbing trees, den building and

making fires particularly. He thrived in an environment where he was allowed to follow his own interests. In Harrys own words

“I just felt happy” and “it’s the best school I have ever been to”.

“As a parent with a special needs’ child (Autistic with extreme demand avoidance

PDA) that is currently being home schooled due to extreme anxiety I have felt very

isolated. Forest school gave me an invaluable opportunity to meet other parents

going through a similar thing and now we meet regularly.”

“A big thing for us was connecting with other home educators, none of whom we knew

previously. The kids have become good friends and parents too. We now are meeting up

weekly doing different activities such as cooking and horse riding. The social side is

invaluable to our children and has really improved their wellbeing and happiness.”

Don’t forget! We also offer forest school sessions,

outreach activities and after school clubs at your

school. To discover more please visit our website

or request a brochure.

Tanglewood has been working closely with a number of schools and nurseries offering Forest School sessions throughout

Derbyshire and Staffordshire. Below is just one of our success stories!